Dogtooth pearlfish

Pyramodon punctatus

Twenty Nine Centimeters Carapid Fish of Australian Waters

Dogtooth pearlfish is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Pyramodon
Maximum length: 29 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off East London, South Africa; Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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